If he is chasing you and slamming the glass with open mouth and not defensive, he is hungry as all hell. I'd suggest that instead of listening to alleged tegu fitness gurus you feed him as though he were Jackie Gleason. Feed him until he won't finish his meals.

Then, let him walk around outside the cage to get some exercise. Captive tegus are known for "cage-induced lethargy," and some get really fat because there's not much they can do in a 6 or 8-foot world. Unlike us, they don't have the Internet.

Main thing is, you need to give him a happy life in captivity. He is not in Argentina. He is in a box - what a major, major bummer. He wants food. Give him food, in abundance. feed him like a king.

If he has to live the life of a captive, let him live it as well as he (not you) can.

Time to get a bigger feeding dish.

B.

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